Gardens

The garden ‘bones’ at Hodges Barn were laid out in the 1930’s and though halted in the early years of the Second World War, were continued by Italian prisoners of war waiting to be repatriated home in 1946. Their influence in the design of the garden is apparent in the Read more [...]

The formal and Wild Gardens surrounding and adjacent to the house have in the main been developed during the course of the present century. The gardens are both celebrated and of great distinction. They include fine old cedars and specimen trees with formal parterres and magnificent double herbaceous borders, as Read more [...]

Dorneywood was left to the National Trust by Lord Courtauld-Thomson in 1942 with instructions that it was to be used as an official residence by the Prime Minister of the day, or a senior cabinet minister. On his death in 1954, his estate was arranged to create a fund, known Read more [...]

An Elizabethan mansion, seat of the 7th Marquess of Northampton with a combination of 18th and 19th century garden styles. A mature arboretum shelters a charming Italian garden with formal ponds, terracotta vases and topiary. The arboretum contains some superb mature trees, especially the layering horse chestnut and the weeping Read more [...]

A country retreat on a grand scale, Cliveden’s magnificent gardens and breath-taking views have been admired for centuries. The 152 hectares of garden and woodland include a magnificent parterre, a water garden and miles of woodland walks with spectacular views of the Thames. Cliveden was once the glittering hub of Read more [...]

The manor house dates from 1662 with later additions. This is a traditional 10 acre English garden which includes terraces, a rose garden, woodland garden, water garden, herbaceous borders, herb garden and bluebell wood with a large range of unusual plants.

Imaginatively planted 3 acre garden in a delightful Cotswold setting. There is a profusion of excitingly planted containers, from lead cisterns to stone troughs and a myriad of terracotta pots. Also featured are a knot garden, herbaceous and colour borders, a potager, topiary and an exciting shade house. A fountain Read more [...]

The 4 acre garden has been formed by a plantswoman and an architect almost entirely since 1964 on the west facing slope of the valley which divides the villages of Shenington and Alkerton. Apart from a small area above the 17th century house (not open) the whole site consisted of Read more [...]

When David Verey inherited Barnsley House from his father in 1950, the garden was suffering from lack of wartime labour. David and Rosemary began to redesign the garden in 1960, and have combined a feeling of 17th century with their 20th century planting. Patterns, vistas and year-long interest all create Read more [...]

The earliest verifiable recorded history of Batsford Park which includes the arboretum dates back to the early part of the 17th Century. We know a substantial house existed on the site at that time which went on to be altered and extended over the next two hundred years. In common Read more [...]